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Paul Mescal Says Movies Are ‘Moving Away’ From ‘Alpha’ Male Leads, Calls It ‘Lazy and Frustrating’ to Compare ‘History of Sound’ to ‘Brokeback Mountain’
Paul Mescal reflected on masculinity in film and comparisons to 'Brokeback Mountain' during the Cannes press conference for 'The History of Sound.'
Mescal stars in Oliver Hermanus’ gay romance alongside Josh O’Connor, with the two playing musicians who travel to New England together in the summer of 1919 to record the folk songs of their rural countrymen. When asked about his chemistry with O’Connor — who was unable to appear at the film’s premiere or press conference as he’s finishing production on Steven Spielberg’s next movie — Mescal said he’s “one of the easiest persons” to build it with. Alongside Mescal and O’Connor, the film stars Chris Cooper, Molly Price, Raphael Sbarge, Hadley Robinson, Emma Canning, Briana Middleton and Gary Raymond.
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